Rep. Louise Slaughter: Ask Chris Matthews to Come Clean on Abramoff

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(and Tweety still owes an apology for comparing Michael Moore to Osama bin Laden)

Ask Chris Matthews to Come Clean on Abramoff

by Rep Louise Slaughter

Fri Feb 03, 2006 at 12:20:59 PM PDT

... Hi y'all. I am down here in Williamsburg, VA attending the 2006 Issues Conference of the House Democratic Caucus. I wanted come on here and urge you guys to not let up on your incredible activism around Chris Matthews. Please keep up the pressure. I cannot believe he had the audacity to refer Senator Edward Kennedy as "the guy that molested" Justice Samuel A. Alito's wife during Mr. Alito's confirmation hearing. Again, this kind of comment is simply absurd, uncalled for, and harmful to our nation. For someone like Mr. Matthews who is in a position to have an influence on shaping of public opinion, he has a responsibility to treat issues fairly and the public honestly. That is why I have been so disturbed by the recent revelations of a potential connection between MSNBC host Chris Matthews and former GOP super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

This just doesn't sit right with me. And I am now even more troubled about revelations of potential connections between him and convicted felon lobbyist like Jack Abramoff.

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But now, the fact that Mr. Matthews was so involved with a sham event connected to convicted felon and a well known uber Republican lobbyists such as Abramoff raises serious questions to about his ability to cover Washington's latest scandals in a straightforward manner. He should be open and honest about any connection he has, however small, to political insiders who are currently being investigated. If the integrity of his political commentary has been compromised in any way, his viewers have a right to know about it.

So please keep up the pressure on MSNBC - and let them know Mr. Matthews needs to be straightforward, open, and honest about any possible connections to Mr. Abramoff. We are fighting for honest and open government here in Washington and at the same time we also need to hold our media accountable to make sure they are fair, honest, and open about the news they are supposed to cover. -LMS

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/2/3/14210/21317


MORE ON TWEETY AND WHAT WE MUST DO ABOUT HIM:

Kentuck has already posted the must-read article by Arianna Huffington, on the subject of Tweety's flagrant televised ass-kissing of Shrub's former Commerce secretary (and Shrub oilpatch crony) Don Evans:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x320665

Kentuck, I hope you won't mind if I append one more paragraph from that article you posted. It's this one:

From the Dept. of Ass-Smooching (Chris Matthews Division)

"Evans also served the president as an advisor on energy issues. His track record in this area was just as dismal as at Commerce, helping shape the policies that have given us record gas prices, record oil company profits, and no commitment to developing alternative sources of fuel."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/from-the-dept-of-asssmo_b_15074.html

Has anyone, like myself, been wondering exactly who (besides Bush/Cheney) is most responsible for the gas prices which are now bankrupting us all? This story appears to contain part of the answer: this Evans guy had a hand in it. I'm ready for some French Revolution-style action. (No word on whether Evans ever actually said, "Let them ride mules.")